MAGIC PONY 694 Queen West, 416-861-1684, magic-pony.com
FriendsWithYou artists Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval are filling Queen’s Park with bounce houses and their surreal cast of Wish Come True characters from June 16 to 20 for Luminato. But if five days of the Rainbow King and friends isn’t enough for you, contemporary art and multiples store Magic Pony is running a Wish Come True Pop-Up shop from today (Thursday, June 10) until July 4.
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Owners Kristin Weckworth and Steve Cober collaborate with the Miami-based duo to create a Wish Come True world at the back of their Queen West boutique. It’s stocked with figures, charms, prints and other products, plus a showcase of the artists’ early plush and wood characters.
The Friends With You line has been available at the store since it opened eight years ago in a second-floor space across the street from its current location. Back then, Weckworth and Cober focused on importing international work to Toronto, but today local names like Team Macho and Nicholas Di Genova are well represented.
Kathryn Gaitens
Magic Pony Wish Come True Pop-Up Shop picks: Cloud-shaped characters and multicoloured blobs on enamel pins, $10 Luckies, cute zipper pulls in the shape of candies and hamburgers, $6 T-shirts priced at $25 and prints at $100.
Look for: Borkson and Sandoval’s artwork on display for the first time in four years at Magic Pony’s Narwhal Art Projects gallery (680 Queen West) until July 4.
Hours: Monday to Saturday 11 am to 7 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm.
